Mixed review - Retail Operative Primark Employee Review

2.0
Jan 6, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Job was easy to get. You have less responsibility as a colleague than you do in other companies. There is a lot of overtime going so you can basically work as much as you would like. Customers aren't as bad as you think they would be.

Cons

Management is quite rude and unapproachable. You get kept late on shifts and do not get paid for the work. You are not allowed to take any holidays in the months of November and December. The company policies are ridiculous for illness. I was put on probation for having three days off due to a miscarriage. Also you only get 10% discount a month before christmas.

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Pros

reasonable, low stress, good PTO practices, consistent schedule

Cons

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2.0
May 5, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

You get lots of PTO up front as a part timer and can gain flex hours overtime. Get a 50 cent raise every six months.

Cons

Was told during onboarding that if a Christian comes into the store spreading the gospel, I have to kick them out. This includes the mention of the Jesus without the church invite. Managers claim its rude and if a customer does it, they get booted. Faced harassment from a customer and management didn't let me switch too a different department. Extremely high turnover rate and managers don't replace them, making your job more stressful during peak hours. Hard to use PTO. Little to no training. Too many bachelor and master holding part timers who get lucked out of moving up in the company. Managers give some people no task while pilling on multiple tasks on one person. Too many managers to deal with (and usually never find) and the full timers make you do the dirty work while they "unpack boxes". Its a pro-LGBT anti christian company. If they want to be pro-LGBT, than more power to them. But anti-Christian is discriminatory and unnecessary.

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